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25 Tumân - Nāṣer al-Dīn Qājār Royal Visit
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1890 |
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| Value | 25 Toman (تومان) (250) |
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| Reverse description | The entire field is occupied by a multi-line Persian commemorative inscription in elegant Nasta'liq calligraphy, recording the occasion of the Shah's third return journey from Europe and the striking of this piece at the Imperial Iranian Mint. The inscription is enclosed within a wreath composed of intertwined oak and olive branches, tied at the base with a ribbon bow. A Qajar imperial crown surmounts the wreath at the top center, serving as the principal decorative device of the composition. The date 1307 (AH) appears at the foot of the inscription within the wreath. |
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| Mintage | 1307 (1890) |
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Struck to commemorate Nāṣer al-Dīn Shāh's third and final trip to Europe in 1889–1890, this piece belongs to a category of Iranian coinage produced specifically as diplomatic gifts and presentation pieces rather than for any monetary purpose. The journey itself was partly financed through the infamous tobacco concession granted to Major Gerald Talbot that same year — a monopoly so deeply resented that it triggered the Tobacco Protest of 1891, one of the first mass popular movements in Iranian history, and forced the Shāh into a humiliating cancellation.
At over 71 grams of high-fineness gold, pieces like this were minted in very small numbers at the Tehran mint under direct royal commission.